News: Transportation
The hookup between Boeing and Embraer has been played out in public for at least four years, when it was first announced that the two companies would “collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft...
News: Defense
As the industry’s appetite for electric propulsion continues to increase, so too does the need to understand the intricacies of the systems that are needed to make it...
News: Defense
There are no shortage of predictions (or, “market outlooks,” as is the phrase) in the aerospace industry. And they are necessary as such predictive data feeds...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Renishaw offers an enhanced probing software package that automatically optimizes on-machine measurement cycles to minimize cycle time and maximize productivity. Inspection Plus with SupaTouch optimization uses...
News: Electronics & Computers
EnSilica offers the Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for use in situational awareness radar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as electronic stability-control systems,...
Technology Report: Green Design & Manufacturing
More hydrogen fueling stations in California and additional electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. could reduce the range anxiety consumers have about driving these-advanced...
Q&A: Connectivity
Increased and enhanced connectivity is a megatrend impacting all ground vehicles, from passenger cars to commercial vehicles to off-highway equipment. So it’s no...
News: Materials
Linde LLC's Hydroflex atmosphere control system (ACS) is a solution for clean and bright oxide-free annealing of steel, stainless steel, copper, bronze or brass with high reliability and repeatability and is suitable for applications including automotive, aerospace and military components, construction and...
What's Online: Software
Modeling and simulation continue to help suppliers and OEMs provide systems and vehicles that do more work while conserving fuel, reducing emissions and keeping costs in...
News: Electronics & Computers
Car infotainment and audio accessory supplier Blaupunkt has renewed its license agreement for the brand in India. The agreement has been signed between brand holder Global Intellectual Property Development and Blaupunkt India Pvt. Ltd. for a tenure of five years, with an option...
R&D: Medical
Stroke patients must typically undergo arduous and repetitive rehabilitation to relearn the basic skills they lose. A team of students from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, is using smartphones to improve the process.
Videos: Materials
Jigs used to assemble automotive parts can be difficult to maintain, and because they're made of metal, they are heavy – up to 150 pounds. Engineers at Solaxis Ingenious...
News
Everyone knows the small UV lamps near cash registers in supermarkets. They are used to verify whether banknotes are genuine. To do so, colorful snippets light up inside the note. The luminous...
News: Lighting Technology
The arrival of a thin, lightweight computer that even rolls up like a piece of paper will not be in the far distant future. Flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), built upon a plastic...
News: Lighting
By inserting platinum atoms into an organic semiconductor, University of Utah physicists were able to "tune" the plastic-like polymer to emit light of different colors – a step toward more...
Editorial: Automotive
When Teddy Roosevelt led his Rough Riders in their famous charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, he was carrying a piece of leading-edge military technology: an aluminum canteen. Since that...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
New software is enabling ChemCam, the laser spectrometer on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, to select rock targets autonomously.
News: Imaging
Mahindra recently made its entry into the UK automotive market with the launch of the e2o electric city car. Designed specifically for easy urban commuting, the Mahindra e2o features several...
News: Green Design & Manufacturing
Chances are good that if you’re involved with automotive manufacturing strategy, you know Jay Baron. As President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Dr. Baron and his research...
Videos: Electronics & Computers
Vanderbilt University engineers have developed a special adaptive virtual reality driving environment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. There are a number...
Who's Who: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dr. Patrick Fink leads technology development of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The RFID technology will support...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
For robots with multi-jointed arms, motion planning is a problem that requires time-consuming computation. Simply picking an object up in an environment that has not been...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels was developed at Rutgers University to roll over rough terrain and run underwater. The vehicle features a soft motor that...
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
In recent years, scientists around the world have been studying ways to use miniature robots to better treat a variety of diseases. The robots are designed to enter the...
News: Propulsion
The first flight of an Su-30 MKI aircraft with a BrahMos missile was successfully achieved at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport, Nashik in late June.
Videos: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers from Germany's University of Bielefeld introduce their 'OUROBOT' robot, adapted from the concept of continuous tracks that are propelled and guided by wheels. The...
INSIDER: Medical
A research team led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Seoul National University has developed a new electric mesh device that can be wrapped...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers at MIT and the University of Georgia developed software that can turn any smartphone into an eye-tracking device. The eye tracker uses machine learning, a technique in which computers learn to perform tasks by looking for patterns in large sets of training examples. The training set...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University developed a new technology that will allow neuroscientists to capture images of the brain almost 10 times larger than previously possible –...